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The Titanic

The Titanic

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The Titanic sunk on 15 April 1912. What do you know about the ship - what did it look like? How many people survived? Where was it sailing from?

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Facts, activities and project ideas on the Titanic - aimed at Primary SESE History.

20 facts about the Titanic

https://www.natgeokids.com/ie/disco...ould-you-have-survived-the-titanic/ Added: 08 Jul 2020 Contributor: Nicola McEnroy Resource type: Assessment / Guide/notes

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1-2 SESE History
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Strand: Story

Strand unit: Stories

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • discuss chronology of events (beginning, middle, end) in a story
  • display storyline pictures showing episodes in sequence
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Facts on the Titanic crew

https://titanicfacts.net/titanic-crew/ Added: 08 Jul 2020 Contributor: Nicola McEnroy Resource type: Guide/notes

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1-2 SESE History
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SESE History

Strand: Story

Strand unit: Stories

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • discuss chronology of events (beginning, middle, end) in a story
  • discuss the actions and feelings of characters
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The Voyage of the Titanic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_1EihgfTYY Added: 08 Jul 2020 Contributor: Nicola McEnroy Resource type: Presentation

Description of the Voyage of the Titanic

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1-2 SESE History
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1-2
SESE History

Strand: Story

Strand unit: Stories

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • discuss chronology of events (beginning, middle, end) in a story
  • discuss the actions and feelings of characters
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Titanic Game & Passenger Crew Resources (x2)

http://www.teachingcave.com/free-resources/ Added: 19 Jul 2016 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Reference

Two free resources have been kindly provided to Scoilnet by teachingcave.com. The two resources include Titanic Game and Passenger Crew.

Titanic Game Resource Description- This is a resource that allows your children to learn different facts about the Titanic using a board game.
The different steps follow the journey of the Titanic from leaving Belfast, right up to the survivors arriving in New York. The game also shows specific dates and times when all the main events of the journey happened.

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Passengers and Crew Resource Description- Of course you know who Edward Smith, William Murdoch, Charles Lightoller, Herbert Pitman, Joseph Boxhall, Godfrey Lowe, James Moody, Henry Wilde, Thomas Andrews, Bruce Ismay, Frederick Fleet, David Blair, Jack Phillips, Herbert McElroy, Millvina Dean, Benjamin Guggenheim, Isidor Straus, Dorothy Gobson, Molly Brown and John Jacob Astor all are. But just incase it may have slipped your memory, download our Titanic Passengers and Crew Resource. This is very useful for a research activity and can even be used as a display once you have finished using the flashcards.

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5-6 SESE History
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5-6
SESE History

Strand: Continuity & Change Over Time

Strand unit: Transport

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • identify the factors which may have caused or prevented change

Suggestions for use: Click the "download here for free" to access the pdf version of the free resources provided by teachingcave.com. View website for more resources but please note other resources need subscription to access.

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Titanic Virtual Game

http://www.torringtonlibrary.org/titanic-virtual-game.html Added: 12 Apr 2021 Contributor: Moira Lambe Resource type: Game / Simulation

Select a passenger of your choice and follow the clues in your Titanic journey. You will find out the identity and fate of the passengers once you have completed the game.

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SESE History

Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: Pick a passenger and follow the clues on board the ship to find out the identity and fate of your choice.

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Titanic Virtual Tour

https://historyview.org/library/titanic/ Added: 12 Apr 2021 Contributor: Moira Lambe Resource type: Game / Audio / Video / Project / Simulation

Take a virtual tour of the Titanic. Check out different parts of a scale model, take a journey through the inside of the ship and find out more about its fateful maiden voyage.

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Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: Take a look at the inside of the Titanic and find out some exciting new facts.

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Geography, Class and Fate : Passengers on the Titanic

http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/titanic/ Added: 09 Apr 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type:

A century ago the Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank. Mapping travelers’ hometowns reveals the immigrant status of most third-class passengers, who also suffered the highest fatality rate.

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5-6 SESE Geography
5-6 SESE History
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5-6
SESE Geography

Strand: Human Environments

Strand unit: People and Other Lands

Suggestions for use: Will display well on class computer. Visually engaging. Select the various classes and see where the passengers came from and if they survived. Could accompany a discussion on why more 1st class passengers survived than did other class passengers. Also discuss why there were so many Irish passengers in 3rd class. Students could also try and identify the home town of famous passengers.

5-6
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Strand: Eras of Change & Conflict

Strand unit: The Great Famine

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Quick Facts on Icebergs

http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/quickfacts/icebergs.html Added: 09 Apr 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Audio / Video

Short page of notes explaining what an iceberg is and how it is formed. Also explains the dangers posed by icebergs and their usefulness in studying climate change.

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5-6 SESE Geography
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5-6
SESE Geography

Strand: Natural Environments

Strand unit: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere

Suggestions for use: Use as background information for class. The information is very concise and the image on the page would be ideal for showing to the class.

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Titanic Projects for School

http://www.ehow.com/info_7928512_titanic-projects-school.html Added: 09 Apr 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Lesson Plan

Four simple lesson ideas covering mapping the route of the Titanic; what makes a ship unsinkable; creating a timeline of events; mock trial on who was responsible for the disaster.

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5-6 English
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SESE Geography

Strand: Natural Environments

Strand unit: Physical Features

Suggestions for use: Each of the four suggestions are very realistic for class. Very little planning is required though students will need to be familiar with the story of the Titanic.

5-6
English

Strand: Oral Language

Suggestions for use: Each of the four suggestions are very realistic for class. Very little planning is required though students will need to be familiar with the story of the Titanic.

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RMS Titanic

Search for images of the Titanic on her test voyage and some of the personalities associated . . . .

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